A69076:795
A treatise of Christian religion
A treatise of Christian religion. Or, the whole body and substance of divinity. By T.C.A treatise of Christian religion. Or, the whole bodie and substance of diunintie. By T.C.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1616
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A. There be chiefly four; whereof the first is, that the Law is spiritual, reaching to the soul, and all the 1powers thereof: For the Law chargeth the understanding to know every duty, even all the will of God contained in it. It chargeth the judgement to discern between good and evil; between two good things, which is the better. It chargeth the memory to retain; it chargeth the will to choose the better, and leave the worse; it chargeth the affections to love things to be beloved, and to hate things to be hated.
A. There be chiefly foure; whereof the first is, that the Law is spirituall, reaching to the soule, and all the 1powers thereof: For the Law chargeth the vnderstanding to know euery duty, euen all the will of God contained in it. It chargeth the iudgement to discerne betweene good and euill; betweene two good things, which is the better. It chargeth the memorie to retaine; it chargeth the will to chuse the better, and leaue the worse; it chargeth the affections to loue things to be beloued, and to hate things to be hated.
Q. Doth the Law require these alike of all?